Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-08-07

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
968 head
▼ 401 vs last sale 1,369▲ 968 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 153▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 54▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.51/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$111.51
278 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468116.03544130
Medium and Large 2503110.40555101
Medium and Large 3517101.4352447
One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale278 hd
111.51
—
GA average16 barns · 1,468 hd
113.93
−2.42
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,53483.871,28723
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20862.2575278
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42461.958825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02454.8956268

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305148.27/cwt147.00–152.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 3375125.84/cwt122.00–130.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 2382138.66/cwt138.00–139.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 2423134.36/cwt130.00–137.0056824
Steers—Medium and Large 3432119.82/cwt118.00–125.005186
Steers—Medium and Large 2458129.81/cwt128.00–132.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 3467119.17/cwt118.00–120.005577
Steers—Medium and Large 1470135.77/cwt135.00–138.0063821
Steers—Medium and Large 1521132.99/cwt130.00–135.0069342
Steers—Medium and Large 3525116.51/cwt115.00–118.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2533123.72/cwt123.00–129.006598
Steers—Medium and Large 1569129.05/cwt128.00–132.0073438
Steers—Medium and Large 2570124.02/cwt120.00–126.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 3576115.80/cwt115.00–116.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 1608128.01/cwt121.00–130.0077821
Steers—Medium and Large 2613118.15/cwt115.00–119.0072427
Steers—Medium and Large 3630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2672112.61/cwt110.00–115.0075711
Steers—Medium and Large 1673116.50/cwt116.00–117.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1711113.50/cwt112.00–115.008076
Steers—Medium and Large 2718108.44/cwt106.00–111.007792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3242122.94/cwt121.00–127.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285136.00/cwt136.00–136.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319117.61/cwt113.00–120.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326122.28/cwt121.00–128.003998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333130.52/cwt130.00–131.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364107.01/cwt105.00–113.003904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369117.83/cwt115.00–119.004357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378122.49/cwt120.00–128.0046314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415120.05/cwt118.00–125.0049831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428115.93/cwt114.00–117.0049613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443109.51/cwt108.00–111.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475106.23/cwt105.00–109.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482115.22/cwt114.00–118.0055531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486110.68/cwt109.00–113.0053819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518111.90/cwt110.00–113.0058050
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528106.84/cwt105.00–109.0056410
Heifers—Medium and Large 354399.36/cwt96.00–100.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 357694.22/cwt93.00–96.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586105.75/cwt100.00–110.0062034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618109.51/cwt109.00–110.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623101.66/cwt101.00–105.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 363391.13/cwt90.00–95.005779
Heifers—Medium and Large 265395.50/cwt95.00–96.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 372789.56/cwt84.00–91.006517
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280152.63/cwt150.00–155.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310150.98/cwt150.00–152.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313121.30/cwt120.00–122.003803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327141.17/cwt135.00–145.004627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364138.43/cwt137.00–141.005049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370133.12/cwt130.00–136.0049313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383119.84/cwt115.00–125.004595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408134.55/cwt132.00–137.005497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430124.51/cwt120.00–126.0053512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458120.16/cwt115.00–121.0055024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465112.27/cwt110.00–113.0052213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476123.45/cwt122.00–125.0058833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513108.51/cwt108.00–109.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523114.34/cwt114.00–119.0059815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532121.68/cwt120.00–123.006479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572117.44/cwt114.00–120.006727
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39977.11/cwt73.00–81.001,0798
Bulls——1,52593.90/cwt91.00–97.001,4323
Bulls——1,62785.87/cwt82.00–90.001,39712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96149.63/cwt47.00–52.0047716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04356.51/cwt53.00–60.0058952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20468.50/cwt68.00–70.008256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20662.77/cwt60.00–67.0075760
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22356.51/cwt55.00–59.0069112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42461.95/cwt60.00–64.008825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3949736.23/cwt700.00–775.006,9879
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,049737.23/cwt650.00–850.007,73428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,3631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110968.45/cwt875.00–1,075.0010,7507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,128835.20/cwt825.00–850.009,4212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3829954.14/cwt850.00–1,000.007,9106
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29431,124.67/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0010,6064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,142.49/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0012,7966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,148884.94/cwt825.00–925.0010,1596

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.